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Because im too lazy to look them up what are the definitions of:

^Air mass

^Front

^Cold front

^Warm front

^Occluded front

^Stationary Front

^Low pressure system

^High pressure system

^Coriolis effect

(please put in the same format, ty :D)

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Step-by-step explanation:

Air Mass: a body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.

Front: the forward edge of an advancing mass of air.

Cold Front: the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.

Warm Front: the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air, in particular the leading edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.

Occluded Front: a composite front produced by occlusion.

Stationary Front: a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.

Low Pressure System: A low pressure system has lower pressure at its center than the areas around it. Winds blow towards the low pressure, and the air rises in the atmosphere where they meet.

High Pressure System: A high pressure system has higher pressure at its center than the areas around it. Winds blow away from high pressure.

Coriolis Effect: an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force ) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation. On the earth, the effect tends to deflect moving objects to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern and is important in the formation of cyclonic weather systems.

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